He plays an advertising guru of sorts named Nathan Flomm who
opens his opinionated big mouth one too many times and gets fired by his boss,
played by Jon Hamm.
Hamm’s company creates the Howard, a car that Flomm thinks
will be a grand failure. He’s wrong, and Flomm becomes a national laughingstock
for missing out on what would have been a huge payday.
Hamm plays it straight, but Clear History is dotted with hilarious performances, led by
David. The always-lovably-ridiculous
Danny McBride plays Flomm’s best friend in his new life in Martha’s Vineyard.
Bill Hader and Michael Keaton play a couple of local yokels, Kate Hudson is steady
as Flomm’s love interest, and J.B. Smoove is wack as usual.
Perhaps my favorite thing about the movie is how 70s yacht
rockers Chicago fill the soundtrack throughout, and also play a role in pulling
the entire plot together.
For fans of Curb Your
Enthusiasm, there is no going wrong with Clear History.
***1/2 out of ***** stars
***1/2 out of ***** stars
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